(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Parliamentary by-elections will be held on Thursday on June 26, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs said Sunday.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah, in a statement after a cabinet meeting, said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah briefed government membrs about preparations for the by-elections.

"By elections for membership of the National Assembly will be held on Thursday June 26," Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah said.

By-elections will be held after the parliament approved, during a session on May 15, the resignations of MPs Riyadh Al-Adsani, Dr. Abdulkareem Al-Kanderi, Dr. Hussein Al-Guwaian, Ali Al-Rashed, and Safaa Al-Hashem.

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